Author: Gina

Have you experienced buying an apparel at a regular price and seeing the same thing after a couple months on the shelf with a red tag on it marked 50% or 70% off? Ouch! Personally, I have experienced it several times. This roots from my being impatient, for not waiting the seasonal sale and […]

Parenting Principles – Ages 0 to 12 We have been blessed with a child who bears our name and is making our lives more meaningful and worthy and will inherit our lifetime of acquisitions. We are grateful for the chance to rear our child and be called parents. We have our doubts, frustrations and […]

We choose to work abroad to provide better life for our family (including our extensions 🙂 ). But more often than not, it is choosing between providing (for the family) and keeping the family intact. A few weeks ago, my husband and I were lucky to be invited to a couple’s event. It was […]

Money is hard to earn but easily to lose. Guard yours with care. – Brian Tracy Every penny counts. Yan ang swak na motto nating OFW (These are the best OFW motto). As an OFW, one thing is for sure, working abroad is just temporary. In the end, either we go back […]

After giving you a glimpse of what we OFWs are stuffing ourselves while working here in the Gulf, the same blog about Arabic foods also answers your questions why we gain weight and grow our own built-in float around our belly while we are here. Aside from the abundance of food and our lack […]

Who doesn’t love food? Or who is not bold enough to sample and indulge the eclectic cuisines in GCC? Arabic foods are visually appealing. After all, our eyes (and noses) whet our appetite. So if a dish is pleasant to look at, we usually end up tasting it. Photo credit to themiddleeasternbridalshow.com Filipino […]

We have just buried my father after he suffered from a brain stroke after his prostate operation. During the wake, my brother told me, “You are lucky you have not been with us for a long while and you were not with father”. What he meant is I would not miss Father that […]

In pain, feeling nauseated and having butterflies in my stomach, that was how I am feeling while writing this blog. In front of me is my Dad’s casket. Too many crazy things running in my mind and too many why’s that I am praying will have answers. In every child’s eyes their dad is […]

Hello June! June is a well-known month for weddings and start of a new academic year in the Philippines but June 2018 in Saudi Arabia is a historical and momentous point particularly for women living in the Kingdom. Oh men, finally, we are allowed to drive inside the Kingdom. Hooorayyy (also) for […]

After a long period of preparation and anticipation, the most awaited day for every OFW has arrived; the yearly vacation. We all look forward to the blissful and exciting moments to be spent with family, love ones and friends. This is also the best time to attend to matters requiring our personal attention that has […]